Juvenile Suspected of Auto Theft and Boxcar Trespass
Williams a 16 or 17 year old was arrested here for operating an auto without a state license after joy riding a Ford from Bonita to near the Picture Garden. The case will be handled under juvenile law. Albert and G C Boden of Delhi were arrested for trespass for sleeping in a box car on the Tron Mountain and are said to have run away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Williams
Tive L. V. Tarver
Tom Marshall
Bonita
Williams
Albert
G. C. Boden
Delhi
Tron
Boden Brothers
General Manager Fowler Talks on Railroad Plans
The Arkansas & Louisiana Midland faces wartime shocks like other short lines. Revenue fell while costs rose, but rehabilitation is underway with over 10 000 ties laid in two weeks and large labor forces. An agreement with Missouri Pacific will allow use of their track between Monroe and Huttig with service expected in under 30 days. Restoration of Rock Island connection at Crossett benefits Monroe area shippers and could boost grain movement. Additional facilities for Monroe's gas field and agricultural development are anticipated, along with a new traffic director starting September 1 and moving to Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Missouri Pacific
Huttig
Great Union Saw Mill
Rock Island
Crossett
Chicago
Memphis
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Missouri River Territory
Philadelphia man found guilty of desertion in draft evasion
New York news note that Erwin Bergdoll of Philadelphia was convicted of desertion from the army for draft evasion. He received a four year sentence to hard labor at Fort Leavenworth, announced today at Governors Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erwin Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Fort Levenworth
Governors Island
Waterways Convention At Jonesville Focuses On Flood Relief
A major flood control meeting in Jonesville Louisiana draws leaders including Senator Ransdell Congressman Wilson and Judge Dale to discuss relief for over 8 000 square miles of soaked farmland. The session runs from 2 to 4 PM with a 3 30 PM baseball game against Mangham and ends with a Liberty Theatre dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Swayze
Joseph E. Ransdell
J. Y. Sanders
Edw. S. Broussard
Riley J. Wilson
Thomas Hilbert
Don Caffery
Capt. Cooley
New Orleans
John Dale
Jonesville
Mangham
Liberty Theatre
Ananias Brown Found Dead After Drowning Incident
Ananias Brown a 28 year old Monroe Plumbing Company employee was found dead after apparently drowning. His body was recovered along the river about one and a half blocks from where he disappeared, caught on a trot line. He lived on Texas avenue and is survived by his widow and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Casper
Charles Robinson
Ananias Brown
Monroe Plumbing Company
Texas
Sisson Quin to Get Miss Toga
Jackson Miss August 19 Complete unofficial returns show a second primary needed in the first and second districts. Sisson defeats Busby in the fourth district while Quinn wins easily in the seventh district. In the fifth district Ross Collins defeats Venable. In the first district Candler opposed by Rankin and in the second Lowery by Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Jackson Daily News
Sisson
Busby
Quinn
Ross Collins
Venable
Candler
Rankin
Lowery
Anderson
Market Highlights from the August 19 1920 Trading Day
The markets show quiet activity with spot prices around 32.50 and late August contracts trading. Notable figures include October at 28.13 close and December near 27.38, with January futures around 26.85 amid sparse sales.
Decline in cotton market amid poor demand and weather
New Orleans reports another sharp market drop as weak demand for spots and cotton goods, plus prospects of a larger crop, weigh on prices. Rain and boll weevil damage threaten Georgia crops, while exports this week total 34 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke L. Smith
New Orleans
Texas
South
Commissioner of Agriculture of
Georgia
Train Robbery Strikes Missouri Pacific Mail Run
Police and post office inspectors search for two masked bandits who robbed the Missouri Pacific mail train in Iron Mountain within the city limits. The heist yielded four pouches believed to contain registered mail bound for Little Rock Arkansas. The exact loss awaits a contents check of the pouches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Little Rock
Ark
Wanted to sub-lease Morris & Co building in Monroe La
Classified snippets show a wanted sub-lease of the Morris and Co property at seventh and Railroad streets in Monroe Louisiana until March 8 1921. Respond by addressing P O Box 380 Monroe La 1981. Also listed is a found check on First National Bank of Alexandria favor Hazel Clingman owner can claim at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris & Co
Seventh and Railroad Streets
Monroe
First National Bank of Alexandria
Hazel Clingman
Polish Advances and Soviet Push Toward Lemberg
An official fighting operations statement reports Polish gains on many fronts with a southern setback as Soviet forces push toward Lemberg from the direction of the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemberg
Russo-Polish Minsk talks stall despite Polish delegation
A Moscow message to the London representative says the Minsk negotiations were not continued on Wednesday as agreed, and the delay is attributed not to the Polish delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Minsk
Moscow
Wholesale Market Prices Wednesday Highlights
Wholesale market report from New York and New Orleans dated August 18 notes weakness in coffee futures due to liquidation and Brazil market declines with Sept contracts at 7.40c and Dec at 1.96c. sugar prices slide with little demand. rice receipts and prices listed for Honduras and Carolina rice. Chicago produce reports weaker potato markets and onion prices in Virginia and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Honduras
Carolinas
Chicago
Virginia Ecoblers
Jersey
Minnesota
Wholesale prices show big drop in 30 days
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices fell 21.5 percent for the 30 days ending July 15, with food down about 1 percent farm products 2.9 percent and clothing 5.5 percent. Declines also noted for lumber chemicals and drugs, while retail prices may follow if wholesale prices keep falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Cox Calls Nation to League of Nations Unity
South Bend Indiana August 19 Governor Cox urged in a speech that safety economic readjustment and prosperity depend on America joining the league of nations. He accused the senate of oligarchy for delaying economic progress and the reduction of living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
America
League of Nations
Cox
Senate
Red Cross Roll Call and Membership Rates 1920
The Fourth Red Cross Roll Call runs November 11 to 25, 1920. Membership options include Annual 1.00 Contributing 5.00 Life 50.00 Sustaining 10.00 Patron 100.00. Send dues to your nearest local chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
North Carolina House Defeats Federal Suffrage Amendment
Raleigh reports the North Carolina House of Representatives defeats the federal woman’s suffrage amendment at noon by a 71 to 41 vote. The action ends the state’s immediate push for national women’s voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina House of Representatives
Judge Debow Charges Grand Jury on Lobbying Here
Nashville Tennessee August 19 Judge Debow of the Davidson county criminal court issued a charge to the grand jury concerning lobbying with legislators and efforts to influence or corrupt the state’s law making, with emphasis on the ongoing ratification fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Debow
Davidson County Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Tennessee House Adjourns Until Tomorrow Amid Bribery Allegations
Nashville reports the Tennessee House adjourned at noon today until 10 am tomorrow without rescinding yesterday's action ratifying the federal suffrage amendment. Two affidavits accusing bribery in yesterday's ratification were published by the Nashville Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tennessee House
Nashville Banner
Bolshevik Divisions Destroyed on Warsaw Front
An official AP report from Warsaw states that the fifty-seventh fifty-eighth and eighth Bolshevik divisions on the Warsaw front have been annihilated and thousands of Soviet soldiers taken prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Warsaw Front
Faser Drug Store to Remain Open in Monroe
The Faser drug store will not close and reopen in Winona Mississippi. A lease has been secured on the Monroe building from Wagner Company of Shreveport, which had leased it from Citizens National Bank. Mr Faser is away purchasing stock for continued operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faser
Winona
Miss
Monroe
Wagner Company of
Shreveport
Citizens National Bank
Merchant Replenishes Stock With Incoming Goods
Merchandise to replenish his stock which was depleted in the recent sale. These goods are arriving and set to restock shelves for customers.
Open Civil Service Exam For Monroe Post Office Clerks
An open competitive examination under the U S Civil Service Commission for clerk carrier positions with salaries 1400 to 1800 will be held in Monroe on August 28 1920 starting at 9 o clock. Applicants must use the prescribed form obtainable from local representative David Conn Carter at the Monroe post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Monroe
David Conn Carter
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Edgar Wilaliams
Bonita Man's Ford
Fowler
Arkansas & Louisiana Midland
Louisiana
Thomas Sledge
Negro
Quin
Miss. Toga
Monroe Compress & Warehouse Company
T. S. Williams
P. G. Boyd
Calhoun
Monroe Compress & Warehouse Co
E. P. Coleman
Liverpool
Iron Mountain
News-Star
Esok
Wood Street
The
Foundation
P. OG
J. M. Depot
American Red Cross
Geneva
Carolina
Lyceum Theatre
Gertrude Atherton
Tvory
YOWTN
Faser Store
Schlitz
Pasteur
Leeuwenhoek
Milwaukee
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